Increased time rate of change of gradient fields: Effect on peripheral nerve stimulation at clinical MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 548-554

  Vogt, Florian M ^a   Ladd, Mark E ^a   Hunold, Peter ^a   Mateiescu, Serban ^a   Hebrank, Franz X ^b   Zhang, Al ^c   Debatin, Jörg F ^a   Göhde, Susanne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR), biological effects; Magnetic resonance (MR), safety; Magnetic resonance (MR), three dimensional; Nerves, MR

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; MAGNET; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NOISE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; STATISTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

EID: 7044232017     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2332030428     Document Type: Article

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